Snotty

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The lion's mane jellyfish, which secretes a mucus that can foul fishing nets. Australia, slang
  2. 2
    A midshipman. slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    Running or dirtied with mucus.
  2. 2
    Resembling or characteristic of mucus, especially in texture.

    "Greasy hamburgers or snotty eggs? How about some of those fine pancakes that needed a steak knife to hack through?"

  3. 3
    Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner. informal

    ""None of your business," she said. She can be very snotty sometimes. She can be quite snotty. "I suppose you failed in every single subject again," she said—very snotty. It was sort of funny, too, in a way. She sounds like a goddam schoolteacher sometimes, and she's only a little child."

Adjective
  1. 1
    dirty with nasal discharge wordnet
  2. 2
    (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant wordnet

Example

More examples

"You don't have to be so snotty."

Etymology

From snot + -y.

Related phrases

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